Hi a newbie here. Acer 2010 with 2 x 512mb, will not start, gets continuous beep during POST and no further. Fan runs for a moment, no screen display, LED light remain on. Tried to swap the two memory slots, tried with one mem card, same problem. Tried both ac power and battery, same results. Could it be both mem cards are faulty, or perhaps p/supply problem in the MOBO. Any suggestions appreciated.
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Jump to Posthi, it could be that both of your memory card is faulty..
Jump to Postsorry.....but i'm not familiar with Acer laptops.....however, i reccommend that you get the manual and they should have a couple pages on 'Beep Codes'. Each motherboard may be unique in the sound that is used to specify whats wrong. Is your bios updated? If you've check the inside of your …
Jump to PostBefore reseating the memory module, just clean the contacts with a pencil eraser. Reseat it several times, dirt from dimm socket is the common cause of the computer failure.
Try to clean and reseat everything inside the pc to check for loose connection.
Jump to PostTry to reset your cmos settings through the cmos battery. If the problem pertains to dimm socket you will need a new motherboard.
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